well obviously, there were tons reasonably known, credited, and talented inuit actors competing for the role. come on people. they're not going to pick a bunch of nobodies just because their skin is the right color. THAT would be racist.

The casting call read, "Caucasians and other ethnicities." roughly translated. "Inuits and asians need not apply." Dee Dee Rickets the casing director said many culturaly insensitive comments and the actor portraying Sokka, said "I just have to cut my hair and get a tan to look like him, you know, people will suspend belief." As in to be native it just requires a tan. Lovely sentiment don't you think. Doesn't sound like someone trying to climb into the skin of an oppressed charachter.